# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `220050830045` · 01/29/2004 · Tower Rock Stone Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** POWERED HAULAGE
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 30
- **Mine experience:** 19 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jay E  Luhr; Michael  Luhr
- **Operator:** Tower Rock Stone Company
- **Mine:** [2300781](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2300781)
## Narrative

PURCHASING SUPERVISOR WAS DIRECTING A LOADER OPERATOR TO UNLOAD A ROLL OF 48"" WIDE CONVEYOR BELTING. THE ROLL WAS SUSPENDED WITH A CHAIN FROM THE BUCKET TEETH AND AS THE ROLL WAS PLACED ON THE GROUND THE CHAIN WENT SLACK. INJURED EE REACHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET & THE ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELTING PINCH POINT WITH HIS RT.HAND & SUSTAINED A CRUSHING INJURY TO HIS HAND. SMALL FRACTURES.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*